Dressed as the cannon fodder who died prematurely, I will marry the villain in anger

Chapter 616: Choking to death

While Pingzhou was busy with peace talks, Ding Jun and Zhou Yi, two managers of the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce, were entrusted with important tasks due to their outstanding performance.

After receiving the order, the two people immediately secretly rushed to Qingzhou to see Manager Wu.

After the two arrived, they went in one after another to meet Manager Wu.

After coming out, the two looked at each other. It was obvious that they had both taken on a new mission. However, the Liaodong Chamber of Commerce has confidentiality regulations, so neither of them said anything, let alone inquire about each other.

Then, the two of them split up to carry out their tasks. Ding Jun went to Zhuozhou, and Zhou Yi went to find a famous local medicine shop in Qingzhou.

Cai Guang is a well-known local donkey dealer in Zhuozhou. He owns four or five large ranches and numerous related shops and industries, and is also well-known in the local area.

On this day, he received a businessman who wanted to discuss a business with him.

This businessman was linked to his old friend He Shizhong, and he thought it wouldn't hurt to meet him.

The three of them met and exchanged pleasantries before Ding Jun got straight to the point, "Shopkeeper Cai, Ding wants to buy a batch of adult donkeys from you."

Cai Guang said nonchalantly, "That's easy to say. How much do you want?"

Ding Jun smiled lightly, "One hundred thousand."

"How many?"

"Dong Cai, you heard me right, I really want to buy 100,000 donkeys."

Cai Guang looked at his old friend, when did such a powerful buyer appear in the donkey industry? Is it reliable?

He Shizhong nodded slightly at him to reassure him, "Shopkeeper Ding's strength is only one hundred thousand donkeys, just sprinkle it with water."

For a time, Cai Guang had many thoughts in his mind.

"Shopkeeper Ding, to tell you the truth, you want 100,000 adult donkeys, but I can't afford that much right now."

"Oh, look at my memory. I forgot to mention it just now. Dong Cai's family and I do need so many donkeys, but we don't need them now. You can deliver them at the end of the year."

Cai Guang was overjoyed when he heard this, "That's it, that's easy to say. You can come back at the end of the year."

"Dong Cai, please listen to me first and then give me an answer, okay?"

"Shopkeeper Ding, tell me."

"It's like this. Our Ding family plans to buy 100,000 adult donkeys from you at a price of ten taels per donkey, for a total price of one million taels."

Hearing this, Cai Guang's heart was moved. The price of adult donkeys has been fluctuating around eight taels of silver in recent years. Ding Jun gave him ten taels of silver, and he was basically sure that he would make a profit by trading with him.

"To show my sincerity, I will pay you a deposit of 60,000 taels."

After hearing this, Cai Guang was already willing to trade.

"However, there are two points that I must make clear." Ding Jun said, "First, I hope that every donkey delivered by Dong Cai's family at the end of the year will be an adult and healthy."

Cai Guang said categorically, "This is necessary. I am not the kind of profiteer who sells shoddy goods. Besides, you were introduced by Lao He. If I cheat you, I will have no face with Lao He. Finally, I I still want to continue doing business with you for a long time."

Ding Jun nodded, "The second point is that I must declare that if the price of donkeys fluctuates greatly at the end of the year, I have the right to cancel the order at any time."

"Then the deal is cancelled. The deposit of 60,000 taels will be regarded as compensation for my inability to perform the contract."

"Is this so?" Cai Guang said thoughtfully.

"Oh, Mr. Cai's family, where is your latrine? You just drank too much tea." Ding Jun said, holding his stomach.

Cai Guang quickly called the boy to take him to the convenience.

"Dong Cai, please think about what I just said. I'll excuse you now."

After Ding Jun left, Cai Guang asked He Shizhong, "What is this man's background?"

"Don't worry about it, as long as you know that the other party is hard-core behind the scenes."

"Ding Jun is tough backstage?"

"It's harder than you imagine." After replying to him, He Shizhong said seriously, "Old Cai, to be honest, after hearing what I just heard, I think this deal can be done."

Cai Guang thought about it again and again and found nothing wrong with this transaction.

"If I want to do this business, I will have to raise another 150,000 donkeys, which will also involve fodder and feed. I have to prepare more." This is called pulling a hair and moving the whole body.

"Why? There are more than 100,000 donkeys in your pastures, right?" He Shizhong was puzzled.

Facing his old friend, a business idiot, Cai Guang rolled his eyes, "Don't want my old customers? I only see the new ones smiling, but don't hear the old ones crying?"

"Ahem - I didn't think it through well." He Shizhong said doubtfully, "But even if you prepare supplies for this deal with Shopkeeper Ding, you don't need to raise 150,000 donkeys, right? You can raise 100,000 donkeys." Already?"

"You don't understand." He couldn't guarantee that every donkey would grow up safely and healthily. Why not raise more donkeys to ensure delivery? In addition, he thought that Ding Jun should be very optimistic about the price of donkeys this year. Is it normal for him to prepare more donkeys for the market?

Ding Jun gave him a deposit of 60,000 taels, which gave him the confidence to raise another 150,000 donkeys. If the deposit is small, he won't do this.

When Ding Jun came back, Cai Guang also made a decision in his heart.

So they signed the contract smoothly.

At the same time, Zhou Yi also negotiated with a large pharmacy called Anhe Pharmacy, whose main business is donkey-hide gelatin.

Their pharmacy needs a large amount of donkey skins to make donkey hide gelatin every year. In addition, other parts of donkeys such as hair, meat, bones, heads, donkey treasures and donkey hooves can also be used as medicine, and their pharmacy is also involved in this.

All in all, Anhe Pharmacy has a huge demand for donkeys every year.

Zhou Yi discussed with the chief purchasing manager of Anhe Pharmacy, "I can supply Anhe Pharmacy with 100,000 adult donkeys. Each donkey will cost six taels of silver, and they will be delivered at the end of the year. However, if by the end of the year, If something unexpected happens to me, I have the right to cancel the contract and pay a penalty of 60,000 taels, okay?"

The chief manager of Anhe Pharmacy pondered, sixty-two adult donkeys were priced lower than the market price. If they sign this contract, at the end of the year, if the other party fulfills the contract, they will buy a batch of donkeys at a low price. If the other party cancels the contract, they can make a net profit of 60,000 taels.

No matter what, they won't lose.

After clarifying the pros and cons, the chief executive of Anhe Pharmacy decided to sign the agreement.

Next, Ding Jun went to several large donkey dealers and booked donkeys from these companies. The number of donkeys planned to be purchased was about 300,000.

Zhou Yi also went to negotiate contracts with three or four workshops that had a large demand for donkeys, and the number of donkeys ordered was around 300,000.

After finishing, the two of them quietly retired with a few contracts.

……

With the conclusion of the peace talks in Juyang, the Dali imperial court and the Pingzhou government offices issued official documents, announcing to the world that after negotiations, the two sides had agreed on a salt price of two hundred coins per catty.

Pingzhou also announced relevant regulations on tax refunds for salt, as well as news that Dali has lifted its blockade on Pingzhou.

When Song Mo heard the news about tax refunds on salt in Pingzhou, he was very angry and even asked Honglu Temple to issue an official letter reprimanding them for reneging on their promises.

Pingzhou's reply is also very simple. It only has regulations related to Pingzhou's salt tax rebate. In other words, we in Pingzhou are willing to give our people preferential treatment on salt. Can you, Dali, take care of that? We in Pingzhou only promised not to dump cheap salt in Dali. We limited the amount of tax refunds that people in Pingzhou can get. We did it. Don’t you guys in Dali tell us what to do!

This reply letter from Pingzhou is so heart-wrenching.

At this time, the people of Dali learned that the official salt price had been lowered through the announcement posted in Dali.

"The price of official salt has dropped!"

"But it still costs two hundred coins per pound."

"Be content. The official salt is two hundred cents per catty. Although it is not as cheap as the private salt from Pingzhou, it is still one hundred cents cheaper than the previous three hundred cents per catty. It's better than nothing."

"There is no way. The price of salt in Dali and Pingzhou is now the same, both are two hundred cents per catty."

"Now the world is as dark as crows."

"You are wrong. I heard that during the negotiations with Juyang, because the people in the court insisted on selling at a high price, Pingzhou had no choice but to waffle for a long time before finally agreeing to Dali's price. For this reason, Pingzhou also A tax refund policy has been specially launched..."

"After all, the price of salt in Pingzhou is only 150 cents per catty? That's great." The people of Dali are truly envious.

Some people are puzzled, "Can't Pingzhou just sell it for 150 yuan per catty? Why bother?"

"There is no way. There is an agreement between Pingzhou and Dali. The price of salt sold to the people in Pingzhou cannot be less than two hundred cents per catty."

"The people in Pingzhou are really happy. The Pingzhou government is doing everything possible to treat the people under its jurisdiction, but we in Dali just don't have enough loot."